Results are presented on Oracle's Sun Storage 6180 array with 8Gb connectivity for the SPC-1 benchmark. [LIST] [*] The Sun Storage 6180 array is more than 1.9 times better in price-performance compared to the IBM DS5020 system as measured by the SPC-1 benchmark.

SPC Benchmark-1 (SPC-1): is the first industry standard storage benchmark and is the most comprehensive performance analysis environment ever constructed for storage subsystems. The I/O workload in SPC-1 is characterized by predominately random I/O operations as typified by multi-user OLTP, database, and email servers environments. SPC-1 uses a highly efficient multi-threaded workload generator to thoroughly analyze direct attach or network storage subsystems. The SPC-1 benchmark enables companies to rapidly produce valid performance and price-performance results using a variety of host platforms and storage network topologies. SPC1 is built to:

[LIST] [*] Provide a level playing field for test sponsors. [*] Produce results that are powerful and yet simple to use. [*] Provide value for engineers as well as IT consumers and solution integrators. [*] Is easy to run, easy to audit/verify, and easy to use to report official results. [/LIST] [B]Key Points and Best Practices[/B]